Posts Tagged ‘ CAFO ’

Court denies opponents’ attempt to stop pig farm construction.

December 12, 2018

Court denies opponents’ attempt to stop pig farm construction. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP – A Muskegon County judge ruled against a group’s attempt to stop the construction of a large-scale pig farm located southwest of Rothbury. Although, the opponents also have a petition pending at the state level. Muskegon County Circuit Judge William Marietti denied an injunction…

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Group asks court to stop pig farm construction.

November 15, 2018

Group asks court to stop pig farm construction. #OceanaCountyNews By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — Opponents to a pig farm are seeking a decision from the Muskegon County Circuit Court to stop construction of a new swine operation located southwest of Rothbury. Flower Creek Swine, LLC will be located in a zoned agricultural area on West Flower Road off…

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DEQ OKs pig operation amid public fuming.

May 11, 2018

DEQ OKs pig operation amid public fuming. #FlowerCreekSwine By Allison Scarbrough, Editor. CLAYBANKS TOWNSHIP — A controversial swine operation to be constructed on Flower Road near 56th Avenue in southern Oceana County got the thumb’s up from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Thursday, May 10, by issuing a permit that takes effect June 1. Operating as Flower Creek Swine…

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